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The City of Oshawa uses a Standing and Advisory Committee structure to assist Council in dealing with municipal matters.

Standing Committees

Standing Committees make recommendations to Council on matters within their purview and City Council has the final say on all matters. Each Standing Committee is comprised of five members of Council. The Mayor is ex-officio member on all Standing Committees.

Community Services Committee

The Community Services Committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to Council resulting from matters related to Animal Services, Fire Services, Operations Services, Recreation and Culture Services and Strategic and Business Services.

Corporate Services Committee

The Corporate Services Committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to Council resulting from matters related to City Clerk Services, Corporate Communications, Facilities Management Services, Human Resource Services, Information Technology Services, Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Services and outside agencies reporting to Council on matters similar to matters listed under the authority of the Corporate Services Committee.

Development Services Committee

The Development Services Committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to Council resulting from matters related to Administration and Accessibility Services, Building Permit and Inspection Services, Economic Development Services (including the Oshawa Municipal Airport), Engineering Services and Planning Services.

Development Services Committee meetings are held at 1:30 p.m. every third Monday. Planning Act Public meetings are held, when required, at 6:30 p.m. on the same date as the regular meeting. View meeting calendar.

Members of the Development Services Committee are:

Councillor Aker, Chair

Councillor Pidwerbecki, Vice-Chair

Councillor Carter

Councillor Chapman

Councillor Sanders

Mayor Henry, Ex-Officio

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to Council resulting from matters under the authority of the Finance Department including audit matters and any outside agencies reporting to Council on matters similar to matters listed under the authority of the Finance Committee.

Advisory Committees

The City of Oshawa encourages citizens to participate in their community by volunteering for a position on one of its Advisory Committees. Membership on an Advisory Committee is based on the Committee's Terms of Reference, and membership may include citizen, stakeholder and Council Member appointments.

The City's four Advisory Committees report through the appropriate Standing Committee based on the subject matter.